We all know the value of counselling for school children. But there is a fear that in the current pilot scheme being rolled out by the Department of Education, many students are missing out on a form of creative art therapy that would bring huge benefits both for special needs children and those in mainstream school. 

To talk through this form of therapy, and how it differs from the norm. Claire spoke to Andrea Clare Plunkett, Chair of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists.